Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Lim Yong Teck and Matthew Lau/Red Sports.

2014 OUE SIngapore Open Women's Doubles Vanessa Neo Fu Mingtian

Singapore’s Vanessa Neo (left) and Fu Mingtian (right) in action in the 2014 OUE Singapore Open women’s doubles preliminary round. The pair went down to Indonesia 0–2 (17–21, 16–21). (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)

Singapore Indoor Stadium, Wednesday, April 9, 2014 — Singapore’s pair of Vanessa Neo and Fu Mingtian went down 0–2 against Indonesia’s Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah and Suci Rizky Andini at the 2014 OUE Singapore Open.

The Indonesian pair put up a strong offensive display to take the first set 21–17. Singapore’s duo of Vanessa and Mingtian regrouped to a strong start in the second set, but Indonesia’s Tiara and Suci were quick to adapt to Singapore’s strategy change and eventually closed out the set with a 21–16 victory.

With the loss, Vanessa and Mingtian did not qualify for round two of the 2014 OUE Singapore Open.

Scoring by Set
INA vs SIN
1st set: 21–17
2nd set: 21–16

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